The 2022 Emmy Nominations Are Here—And They're Boring As Hell

Remember last year’s Emmys, when Kate Winslet took home gold for her perfect pronunciation of “hoagie” and Emily in Paris was nominated for Best Comedy? With the announcement of this year’s nominations, it seems we may be in for another similarly batty ceremony.

Last year’s big winners were The Crown and The Queen’s Gambit, but this year, Succession and Ted Lasso seem poised to rule the night; Succession leads the pack with a whopping 25 nods, though Ted Lasso isn't far behind at 20. In a sign of welcome change, Squid Game has earned the most nominations ever for a foreign language show, with 14 mentions. And the comedy categories are full of first-time nominees, like What We Do in the Shadows and Abbott Elementary—but across the board, these nominations are a failure of imagination. Rather than watch a wide array of television and spread the awards around, the Television Academy went all-in on a handful of shows, heaping Succession, Hacks, Ted Lasso, Squid Game, The White Lotus, and Stranger Things with nominations. Did we really need five nominations for The White Lotus in one (1!) acting category? And as always, some worthy contenders were snubbed: Station Eleven was largely shut out of the Limited Series categories, while Yellowstone and Reservation Dogs also failed to get their names called.

Today’s nominations were announced in a live broadcast by actors Melissa Fumero and JB Smoove. Many details about the 2022 Emmys, including the host, location, and presenters, remain unannounced, but here’s what we do know: the 74th Emmy Awards will be held on Monday, September 12 at 8:00 PM ET, airing on NBC and streaming live on Peacock. Mark your calendars—it’s bound to be a night full of highs, lows, and whoas.

Drama Series

Better Call Saul
Euphoria
Ozark
Severance
Squid Game
Stranger Things
Succession
Yellowjackets

Drama Actor

Jason Bateman (Ozark)
Brian Cox (Succession)
Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game)
Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Adam Scott (Severance)
Jeremy Strong (Succession)

Drama Actress

Jodie Comer (Killing Eve)
Laura Linney (Ozark)
Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets)
Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show)
Zendaya (Euphoria)

Drama Supporting Actor

Nicholas Braun (Succession)
Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)
Kieran Culkin (Succession)
Park Hae-soo (Squid Game)
Matthew Macfayden (Succession)
John Turturro, Severance)
Christopher Walken (Severance)
Oh Yeong-su (Squid Game)

Drama Supporting Actress

Patricia Arquette (Severance)
Julia Garner (Ozark)
Jung Ho-yeon (Squid Game)
Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets)
J. Smith Cameron (Succession)
Sarah Snook (Succession)
Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria)
Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul)

Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary
Barry
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hacks
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
What We Do in the Shadows

Comedy Actor

Donald Glover (Atlanta)
Bill Hader (Barry)
Nicholas Hoult (The Great)
Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)
Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)

Comedy Actress

Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
Kaley Cuoco (The Flight Attendant)
Elle Fanning (The Great)
Issa Rae (Insecure)
Jean Smart (Hacks)

Comedy Supporting Actor

Anthony Carrigan (Barry)
Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso)
Toheeb Jimoh (Ted Lasso)
Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso)
Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary)
Henry Winkler (Barry)
Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live)

Comedy Supporting Actress

Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Hannah Einbinder (Hacks)
Janelle James (Abbott Elementary)
Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso)
Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)
Juno Temple (Ted Lasso)
Hannah Waddington (Ted Lasso)

Limited Series

Dopesick
The Dropout
Inventing Anna
Pam & Tommy
The White Lotus

Limited Series / TV Movie Actor

Colin Firth (The Staircase)
Andrew Garfield (Under the Banner of Heaven)
Oscar Isaac (Scenes from a Marriage)
Michael Keaton (Dopesick)
Himesh Patel (Station Eleven)
Sebastian Stan (Pam & Tommy)

Limited Series / TV Movie Actress

Toni Collette (The Staircase)
Julia Garner (Inventing Anna)
Lily James (Pam & Tommy)
Sarah Paulson (Impeachment: American Crime Story)
Margaret Qualley (Maid)
Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout)

Limited Series / TV Movie Supporting Actor

Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus)
Jake Lacy (The White Lotus)
Will Poulter (Dopesick)
Seth Rogen (Pam & Tommy)
Peter Sarsgaard (Dopesick)
Michael Stuhlbarg (Dopesick)
Steve Zahn (The White Lotus)

Limited Series / TV Movie Supporting Actress

Connie Britton (The White Lotus)
Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)
Alexandra Daddario (The White Lotus)
Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick)
Natasha Rothwell (The White Lotus)
Sydney Sweeney (The White Lotus)
Mare Winningham (Dopesick)

Reality Show

The Amazing Race
Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
Nailed It!
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice

Variety Talk Series

Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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